Joseph Patrick McCormick is a news editor for PinkNews.co.uk
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12 May 2013Lancashire Anglican church signs up to LGBT inclusive mission 8 An Anglican church in Lancashire has become the first in the region to sign up to a mission which aims to be inclusive of all worshippers, including LGBT people. -
12 May 2013Christians called to pray at Parliament in opposition to equal marriage bill 56 Christians are being encouraged to attend organised prayer meetings near the Houses of Parliament this month, in order to oppose the equal marriage bill, and to coincide with its third reading. -
12 May 2013Police release image of man in connection with homophobic train abuse case 18 Lancashire Police have released the image of a man linked to the case of three women who were subjected to homophobic abuse and attacked by a gang of men on a train in Lancashire. -
12 May 2013Russia: Tortured and killed gay man was ‘raped with beer bottles’ 55 A gay man from the southern Russian city of Volgograd who was tortured to death in an apparent hate crime, was sexually assaulted with beer bottles, and had his skull "smashed with a stone", authorities said on Sunday. -
11 May 2013Church of Ireland denies setting up Select Committee to ‘stall’ on gay issues 10 The Primate of All Ireland, Archbishop Richard Clarke, has denied that the Church of Ireland is attempting to "stall" on the issue of homosexuality on the church by setting up a Select Committee to consider it. -
11 May 2013Illinois Governor to the House: ‘It’s time to vote’ on our state’s equal marriage bill 3 Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on Thursday called for state lawmakers in the House to vote on, and approve a bill to legalise equal marriage, and said they have had enough time to consider the bill given that it passed in the Senate over two months ago. -
10 May 2013Albania: Deputy Defence Minister accused of homophobic discrimination 3 The Albanian Deputy Defence Minister Ekrem Spahia, and a Socialist Party official Artan Lame, have both come under heavy criticism for publicly using discriminatory language against the LGBT community. -
10 May 2013Church of Ireland leader Michael Jackson, creates LGBT committee with no LGBT members 10 The Church of Ireland has been criticised for excluding LGBT people from a new committee it has established to examine the issues around homosexuality and the church. -
10 May 2013Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines: ‘I’m pro-gay marriage. I’m pro-gay everything’ 4 Former Dixie Chicks star, Natalie Maines, has spoken out about about her political beliefs, saying that she is "pro-gay everything", and that she considers herself to be progressive. -
10 May 2013University professor: Allowing gay Boy Scouts will put them ‘up for grabs’ by ‘sexual predators’ and communists 40 A professor at a private Christian university in the US has said that allowing gay volunteers, members and staff in the Boy Scouts of America would lead to communism, and will "literally" put the scouts "up for grabs" to "sexual predators". -
10 May 2013Research group: Tory peer ‘wrong’ to claim study says children ‘do best’ with straight parents 39 An independent research organisation has denied a claim by Conservative peer Baroness O'Cathain, that one of its studies finds that children "do best" when raised by straight, married parents. She incorrectly cited it in her arguments against equal marriage. -
10 May 2013US: Jason Collins to receive courage award from LGBT organisation 2 Jason Collins, the NBA star who came out as gay last week, to a huge amount of media attention, and became the first openly gay player in a US major team sport, is to receive a courage award from a leading gay-straight alliance organisation. -
10 May 2013New Zealand: Protesters will hold ‘turn McDonalds gay day’ after employee told he was ‘too gay’ 6 Demonstrators will gather at a branch of fast-food chain McConalds to hold a "turn McDonald's gay day", in protest against the treatment of a staff member, who was told by his manager that he would be disciplined if he "turned anybody else gay oh shift". -
10 May 2013Governor says he feels uneasy that Chris Kluwe was dropped by Minnesota Vikings + Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has said that he "doesn't feel good" about the fact that former Minnesota Vikings player and gay rights supporter Chris Kluwe was dropped by the team earlier this week. -
10 May 2013Gay rights groups criticise National Lottery funding given to religious groups linked to online homophobia 9 Gay rights organisations have called for National Lottery grants to be reviewed, after reports found that faith groups linked to online anti-gay literature had received the funding. -
10 May 2013Lords bill introduced to pardon gay codebreaker Alan Turing 25 A private member's bill has been introduced in the House of Lords, which seeks to pardon the gay computer genius Alan Turing, who was prosecuted for gross indecency in 1952, after having a relationship with another man. -
9 May 2013US: Bryan Fischer refuses to answer whether or not he has ever had a ‘gay impulse’ 22 In an interview, US Christian radio host Bryan Fischer, has continually refused to answer the question of whether he had ever had a "gay impulse", saying it would "destroy" people if they "acted on... certain sexual impulses." -
9 May 2013US: 50-year Boy Scout veteran resigns, citing anti-gay policy 2 A member of the Boy Scouts of America for over 50 years has resigned over the organisation's discriminatory policy which does not allow openly gay volunteers, members or staff. -
9 May 2013US: Following two-hour debate, Minnesota House passes equal marriage bill 11 The House in the US state of Minnesota passed a bill to legalise equal marriage on Thursday, with a clear majority in favour. -
9 May 2013US: Philadelphia Mayor to sign landmark LGBT protection bill into law 2 The Mayor of the US city of Philadelphia is to sign a city-wide ordinance offering protections, and benefits for LGBT citizens into law, in a ceremony on Thursday.
